Vulnerability Name:

CCN-22450

Published:2005-09-28
Updated:2005-09-28
Summary:WordPress could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges caused by improper stripping of post tags. A remote attacker could create a malicious Web page and insert JavaScript code into the page to execute arbitrary code on the system when the post is read by the victim.

Note: In order to exploit this vulnerability, these conditions must be in place:

* - The user account must already be set at level 2 - for making posts
* - The Admin needs to be using a JavaScript Web browser
* - Server installation must include PHP and the cURL extension.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: WordPress Web site
WordPress

Source: CCN
Type: SecuriTeam Security Advisory 9-28-2005
WordPress User Privilege Escalation

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wordpress-gain-privilege(22450)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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    wordpress wordpress 1.5.2